Indie Royale bundles employ a variable pricing model and last about a week. Most start at $3.99 and the price goes up as people pay the minimum, stays the same as people pay slightly above it, and drops with larger purchases. Games are almost all available on the service Desura, which is the company involved in these bundles, with Steam keys and direct downloads available when possible. A bonus album is also available in each bundle for those who pay above a higher minimum.

For every five bundles purchased you earn a reward. These are available on your collection page. You need an account. If you've already created one for Desura, Mod DB, or Indie DB you can use that. (Thanks to marsilies for assistance with the list)

Really Big Sky - Windows, Desura, Steam - Bonus: SoundtrackRunespell: Overture - Windows, Mac, Desura, SteamCthulhu Saves the World - Windows, Desura, SteamEufloria - Windows, Desura, Steam - Bonus: SoundtrackBreath of Death VII - Windows, Desura, Steam
Bonus: Two choose your own adventure text games from Zeboyd in .docx format. Epiphany in Spaaace! and Molly the Were-Zompire
Those who pre-ordered or pay enough to drop the price (click the stars on the payment page) got a bonus of Fez composer Disasterpeace's chiptune LP "Rise Of The Obsidian Interstellar." You can also get the album separately from here. You may set your own price and there is no minimum.

Interesting concept, not sure how it will work out though. Two of the games looked alright to me (ARES and Sanctum) so I guess I'll give it a shot, was $2.26 when I bought it (up to $2.29 now it looks like)

According to the twitter feed, they will add Gemini Rue steam keys. Also, just a heads up, some of the keys come up as dupes, but they're working on it. If that happens, contact them through support, they say they'll get to it eventually.

it works very simple - buy it at the minimum and raise prices for everyone after you; buy at more then minimum and lower price.
Having said this, these are some very good games and I bought them for $8.00 ($2.00 per game), so enjoy your temporary discounts.

it works very simple - buy it at the minimum and raise prices for everyone after you; buy at more then minimum and lower price.Having said this, these are some very good games and I bought them for $8.00 ($2.00 per game), so enjoy your temporary discounts.

right I understand that, but I dont get the point. Why would anyone pay more? Is it some kind of social experiment.

According to the twitter feed, they will add Gemini Rue steam keys. Also, just a heads up, some of the keys come up as dupes, but they're working on it. If that happens, contact them through support, they say they'll get to it eventually.

Thanks for mentioning this. I just got back from sending their support team an email about this but I'm glad to know they're aware of it.

Interesting promo! I'm jazzed to see what the other three upcoming bundles will contain (see the bottom of the promo's main page):

right I understand that, but I dont get the point. Why would anyone pay more? Is it some kind of social experiment.

I think it's in the name of supporting indie developers. If they included a charity it would have been a better incentive to pay more than the average. Still, I went ahead and paid more than the average just to throw support at these devs anyway.

right I understand that, but I dont get the point. Why would anyone pay more? Is it some kind of social experiment.

Well, in addition to being a social experiment, the top donators get a place on the front page as a top contributor. It's not unusual for a smaller developer to put their website as their name and get some publicity.

right I understand that, but I dont get the point. Why would anyone pay more? Is it some kind of social experiment.

Not everyone is a CAG. Some people want to support the developers by paying an amount that they think is fair and can afford. If someone thinks these games are worth $20 and they have the money they may pay it.

Not everyone is a CAG. Some people want to support the developers by paying an amount that they think is fair and can afford. If someone thinks these games are worth $20 and they have the money they may pay it.

If they really wanted to support these developers wouldn't they have already bought the game at full price when it first came out? It's an interesting concept thats a spin on the humble bundles, I wonder how it will work out without the involvement of charity as a motivating factor to pay more.

I'd like to buy a bundle, but paypal is acting weird and I don't want to directly give them my cc.

And here I was just thinking about buying Sanctum so I could get in on the free DLC from the IGN Prime trial. Excellent timing!

Edit:
My one concern is how this will affect the content of future Humble Bundles. If I can get variety from both without too much overlap, I'll probably get in on all of them, but if this starts to take up games that will be in later Humble Bundles (especially as these Royale ones come more frequently), then will that detract from the sales of the Humbles?

On the plus side, this is an interesting experiment in pricing models, and it's clear the success of the Humble Bundle has got people thinking. Seems like something that could really help PC gaming as a whole.

I don't think I will be picking this up as I already have both ARES and Sanctum. (And the other two aren't really calling to me)

HOWEVER - I do recommend this purchase, at this price for anyone remotely interested. Both ARES and Sanctum are pretty solid and fun experiences, and you can't go wrong with em for the current price of less than $3.

Personally, I will probably jump at the sound of skeleton hooves and distant screaming for the rest of my life.

I think my wallet made a shrieking sound and scurried off into a dark corner, once I pulled up the Steam page.

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